John Hurt Movies

A comprehensive look at the history of the Hellboy character from his comic book roots through to his movie debut.

How did ancient Egyptians build the Great Pyramid at Giza, joining two million blocks of heavy stone with amazing precision? Who were the leaders who...

A man released from jail, where he had served time for doctoring the books of a gangster, has to go into hiding from the gangster's men. He moves...

Docudrama film exploring the efforts of World in Action researchers Ian MacBride and Chris Mullin in proving that the "Birmingham Six" only admitted...

The wife of a contract killer disappears. When he is hired by an international organisation to carry out a hit, he suspects they are connected with...

A barren peasant woman, desperately craving a child, naively says aloud that she wouldn't care what it looks like. Soon enough, she gives birth to a...

John Boorman reflects on the personal influences shaping his life and films in this short work, blending family, neighbors, and the Wicklow Mountains...

A veteran bank robber and his sidekicks plan a heist that goes awry.

The Storyteller recounts the time he was caught making a fool of the royal cook and, as punishment meted out by the King, must tell one story a day...

With its simple and iconic imagery this was public information film at its most sensational: expensive special effects and high-concept production...

With dazzling nature photography, Academy Award®–nominated director Markus Imhoof (The Boat Is Full) takes a global examination of...

An occult criminologist investigates a businessman who dabbles in the black arts while trying to survive against a powerful demon and an evil cult.

A feature film about Benjamin Britten, released as part of the 100 year celebrations of his birth. Britten is the most performed British composer...

A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips takes a look at the life of Leslie Phillips; the legendary actor, writer and veritable British institution. Leslie's...

A carefree, absent-minded boy who is never scared goes on a strange journey to discover fear.

Rhia's relationship with her daughter Lou hits an all-time low when she lets her father-in-law, Doyle, who has Alzheimer's, move in. More problems...

Hot off Wild at Heart (1990), winning the Palme d'Or at Cannes, Johnathan Ross interviews filmmaker David Lynch and his colleagues.

One pill, and you're floating on air. A different one, and you're full of lead. Married, mortgaged, broke, a love-affair gone sour - which drug can...

The film revolves around, Norman, a world-weary manager of a pier theatre in a seaside resort. Norman has worked in the theatre for all of his life,...

A unique story of redemption and an exploration of good and evil featuring a hit man and a priest.